oaf

  • 11oaf — ► NOUN ▪ a stupid, boorish, or clumsy man. DERIVATIVES oafish adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «elf s child, changeling», later «idiot child»: from Old Norse, elf …

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  • 12oaf — [ōf] n. [earlier auf, ouphe < ON alfr,ELF] 1. Obs. CHANGELING (sense 1) 2. a stupid person; specif., a stupid, clumsy fellow; lout oafish adj. oafishly adv …

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  • 13ÖAF — Österreichische Automobil Fabrik Тип дочерняя компания MAN SE Год основания 1907 Упразднена 1931 Причина упразднения …

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  • 14oaf — n. a stupid oaf (you stupid oaf!) * * * [əʊf] a stupid oaf (you stupid oaf!) …

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  • 15OAF — The acronym OAF may refer to: Oracle Application Framework, a software framework developed by Oracle Corporation for application development OAF (station), a railway station on the Cityrail South Coast line in New South Wales Associação Académica …

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  • 16oaf — (ōf), n. 1) a crudely clumsy person; lout 2) a stupid person; idiot • Etymology: 1615–25; var. of auf, ME alfe, OE ælf elf oaf′ish, adj. oaf′ish•ly, adv. oaf′ish•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17oaf —    ‘You great oaf’ is now typically a playful insult used by a woman to a man, referring to his clumsiness and hinting at his stupidity. That phrase is used in such a way in Edna Ferber’s Showboat, for instance. In Henry’s War, by Jeremy Brooks,… …

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  • 18oaf — Auf Auf ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [=a]lfr elf. See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.] A changeling or elf child, that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 19oaf — [[t]o͟ʊf[/t]] oafs N COUNT: oft adj N (disapproval) If you refer to someone, especially a man or boy, as an oaf, you think that they are impolite, clumsy, or aggressive. Leave the lady alone, you drunken oaf. Syn: lout …

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  • 20oaf — UK [əʊf] / US [oʊf] noun [countable] Word forms oaf : singular oaf plural oafs a man who is not sensitive or thoughtful and who behaves in a rude or unpleasant way …

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